Slugfest tournament to benefit Tommy Smith

9:41 PM,
Jun. 25, 2014

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Players from the Bucyrus Little League program and beyond will take over Aumiller Park this weekend to compete in the Tommy Smith Slugfest Tournament.

The double elimination tournament, which starts Friday at 6 p.m. and continues all day Saturday, starting at 10 a.m., will benefit Smith, a long-time Bucyrus Little League coach, who was diagnosed with cancer in the spring.

"It's something we came up with to help Tommy out," Bucyrus Little League Board member and coach Chuck Hollis said. "He's done a lot for our league, most importantly, these kids over all the years he has coached, and it's the ...